Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-27

The resolution TO pay the lawyers who
defended xRepresentative Dakin on his
trial IN the house, $50 for their services
wa, brought up in the house the other
afternoon and after very spirited debate
was adopted by a vote of 81 TO D. q mem
bers heinz absent or not voting.
Gov. Luce was pleased 10 be facetous
when he welcomed the members OF the
State Homeopathic Society 10 Lansing
few days ago, aud said In the halls Of the
capitol you will find men worked down
almost TO skin and bone, grinding out
laws. II YOU can administer TO them
do e. that will enable them To CO q up the
session before November, you Will confer
a La ting benefit on the state
The governor has signifed his approval
Of the bills to organize associ tions u sell
brood animals. to allow the Traverse City
asylum to buy land OF Perry, Hannah a
Co, making an Appropriation Tor the sol
diers home and relative 10 taxes on min
ing and smelling companies.
The bill raising the age of consent was
Il e sub ect of many petitions and much
debate in the house two months ago. IL
passed the senate the other morning 10y
"A unanimous vote and without debate.
The age fixed is IA years.
The house bill for taxing and regulating
the liquor traffic has been received 10y the
senate ordered reprinted and referred 20
the comm ttee on the liquor trathc. The
same committee has in charge the bill for
the appoin ment Of a state marshal, but
has as yet had no meeting to con slider the
bill.
Both the senate and house have ordered
that for the rest of the session the appro-
priation bills shall lie Ike at the head Of
the calendar. The senate committee on
the agricultural college have reported the
ill making appropriations Tor That lnstl-
tuition in the same shape as IT passed the
house.
A score of leading prohibitionists met in
this city the other night aud organized
the w olverine club, with Charles =.
May of Is alamaIoo. as pre- ident and A.
&. Fisher of Detro {, treasurer The cleo
ton of secretary was left with board OF ~
dire tors, of viii Rev. +. ii. +. Jamison
j. chairman. he expressed OBJ ect Of the
club j. TO dlStribute information regarding
the liquor traffic and TO asce rtaln and
adopt h. best metLo OF eXtermiuating Il
from the state and nation, aud t. eucour-
age dissemination of knowledge regarding
civil and 10 itica matters. The board OF
trustee, viii decide upon headquarters.
and local assemblies wi ii be OrganlIed
a ter the manner OF the Michigan club.
The following were elected vice pre- -ldents
from the consecutive COMPRESSION j dis
=
Cheever. Ann Arbor; y. W. togerS Mon
City. j. W. Free. Paw Paw; ". G.. Edsell,
Ot,epo; D. X. LANG. Flint; .onn Russell,
Milton; -. \ Johnson. Mcbride W. w
BaTcus. Muskegon; James Miller, Bay
City; W. l. Bigelow. p. er Peninsula.
The house has referred the prohibition
ch rges of fraud in the recent ee tion 10
the judiciary committee, of both houses,
who will report on the adyisability OF a
special investigation OF the charges. Ihi,
va, substituted for Mr.. Hosford' : rcsolu
ton for an immediate investigation.
Senator Crosbys bill TO permit all vii
lagos throughout the tate 10 send all OF
tenders TO the Detroit house of correction
has been defeated. The senators took the
position that the Detroit prison was ex
tending Itself too much.
Z Mr.. Harrngton's bill amending the di
vorce laws has been agreed to by the sen
ate committee Of the who e.